Shaxian snacks can be found all over the country. Whether in provincial capital cities or third- and fourth-tier cities, you can see traces of Shaxian snacks. Shaxian snacks have a long history, rich historical culture, and enjoy great popularity among the people. It has high universality and is known as the "living fossil" of the ancient Han traditional diet.

There is also a saying about Shaxian snacks: "There are no snacks when you return from Shaxian County", which means that people who have eaten Shaxian snacks will find that there is no better snack than it.

Shaxian County is located in Sanming City, Fujian Province. According to the cuisine, Shaxian snacks belong to Hakka cuisine in the Fujian cuisine. The main categories of Fujian cuisine are Fuzhou cuisine, southern Fujian cuisine, and Hakka cuisine. Shaxian snacks have the characteristics of Fuzhou cuisine, southern Fujian cuisine, and the food culture of Hakka cuisine in mountainous areas such as Tingzhou, Fujian.

Shaxian snacks are now found in all major, medium and small cities across the country and have great influence across the country. In fact, Shaxian County had registered the trademark "Shaxian Snacks" with the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce in 1998.

In addition to the traditional Shaxian snacks of noodles and flat meat, the Shaxian snacks in some places include tofu rice and steamed vegetables (after the vegetables are fried, they are packaged and placed on the The steamer is kept warm for customers to choose from), etc., which are all integrated with other snack forms, which are different from the local ones in Shaxian County.

Shaxian snacks are famous in major cities across the country, especially in some small cities, mainly for several reasons.

First, the price is affordable. Normally, you can get a meal for three or five yuan. Second, in terms of taste, Shaxian snacks are generally sold in small shops, and businesses make them on the same day. For example, the flat pork is made fresh to order. Third, the stores are simple. Many small stores have been open for many years. The old stores give surrounding residents a strong sense of intimacy. For example, in my hometown of Shaoyang, Hunan, there are also some Shaxian snacks, which incorporate our local tastes into the original characteristics.

At the beginning of the promotion of Shaxian snacks, the Shaxian government made great efforts and even issued policies to encourage government officials to leave their jobs without pay and open Shaxian snack bars.